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Reading film maker wins 拢1,000 NCW video competition to stop rogue traders
Posted: 03/11/2014
Amateur filmmaker Kevin Turner from Reading has been awarded 拢1,000 and ministerial praise after winning the Trading Standards Institute's (TSI) 'Good Neighbours Stop Rogue Traders' video competition.
National Consumer Week: Closing in on doorstep criminals
Posted: 03/11/2014
As this year鈥檚 National Consumer Week kicks off, consumer protection bodies are calling on everyone to be on the lookout and step in to protect older and vulnerable people from ruthless criminals who target them on their own doorsteps.听
Free, easy to use legal guidance website launched
Posted: 22/10/2014
Consumer Affairs Minister Jo Swinson says听, which is a free easy to use legal guidance resource, is 鈥榠nvaluable鈥� to businesses.
Food crime enforcement - what next?
Posted: 21/10/2014
Food crime enforcement in the wake of the Elliott report was discussed 21 October at TSI's consumer affairs and trading standards all party parliamentary group AGM in Portcullis House.
Rising trends in ts work: e-cigarettes and illicit tobacco
Posted: 13/10/2014
The 2013 -14 TSI听Tobacco Control Survey听is now out and shows changing trends in trading standards activities in this area.
TSI backs call for product safety reform to save lives
Posted: 29/09/2014
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) backs the call by the coroner in the latest BEKO fridge fire death case to reform the system around product safety standards.
TSI attends political party conferences
Posted: 26/09/2014
TSI are attending all three of the main political party conferences and hosting fringe events in partnership with Which? at the Labour and Conservative conferences.
TSI welcomes new chairman
Posted: 25/09/2014
TSI鈥檚 new chairman Mark McGinty took over the chains of office from John Peerless at the TSI annual general meeting in Duxford鈥檚 Imperial War Museum on 25 September.
Elliott Review welcome step in fight against food crime, says TSI
Posted: 04/09/2014
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) welcomes the Government's acceptance of the Elliott review recommendations published today (4 Sept), but cautions against further cuts to trading standards who will be the eyes and ears of the new food crime unit.
Guides take on loan sharks
Posted: 22/08/2014
A Girlguiding group from Reading has joined the fight against illegal money lenders and been rewarded today (22 August) for making a difference in their community by being named as the Stop Loan Sharks Champions for 2014.
Industry puts safety first with sky lantern code of practice
Posted: 20/08/2014
The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) has听today published听a new code of practice for sky lanterns - aimed at and developed by industry.
Islington wins court order forcing letting agent to improve game
Posted: 19/08/2014
Islington Council has won a court order against an Islington-based letting agent forcing them to improve their game.
